His Honour Judge John Graham Boal KC (24 October 1943 – 30 December 2022) was a British judge and author. He wrote a book about his alcoholism. Graham Boal QC was a criminal barrister for thirty years before serving as a judge for nine years until his retirement as a Permanent Judge at London's Central Criminal Court, the

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, in 2005. He was a trustee and board member of WDP, an addiction charity.

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1943 births 2022 deaths Circuit judges (England and Wales) British male non-fiction writers Deaths from throat cancer People educated at Eastbourne College Alumni of King's College London English King's Counsel Members of Gray's Inn {{UK-law-bio-stub